The imperative to cultivate environments characterized by openness, fairness, and safety has risen to the forefront of healthcare systems worldwide. The concept of psychological safety has emerged as an integral component of such environments, influencing the attainment of high quality patient care and the realization of patient safety objectives. This call for Papers aims to promote novel perspectives and key findings in this area. We invite Original Articles, Reviews, Hints and Kinks articles, and Theory & Concepts articles on:

• The creation of work environments where healthcare workers feel supported, can speak up when adverse events occur, and become engaged in creating safer environments for patients
• The economic ramifications of psychological safety
• The complexities of measuring psychological safety
• Patient safety culture, speaking-up behaviour, incident reporting, disclosure, or the (often-overlooked) second victim phenomenon
• Interventions designed to enhance psychological safety, especially those harnessing digital technologies.

The Call is open from 07 November 2023 until 08 May 2024.

IJPH publishes Gold Open Access. Article processing charges (APCs) apply. The IJPH’s GLOBEQUITY program offers a limited number of APC waivers for first authors from low- and middle-income countries.

JPH double-blind peer-review and author guidelines apply. Submitted manuscripts must fully comply with IJPH rules for article type, length and format (please consult the information for authors on the IJPH website).
Please submit the complete manuscript.
In case of acceptance after peer review, articles will be published in the online special issue approximately 3 weeks after acceptance.

Contact: IJPH Editorial Office: ijph@swisstph.ch

We look forward to your submission!

Keywords: health care workers, psychological safety, second victims, patient safety incident, moral distress, economic impact